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Population (based on the 2000 Census):
Metropolitan Richmond population – 197,800
Greater Richmond – 826,400
Race (City of Richmond, based on the 2000 Census):
White – 38.3 percent
African-American – 57.2 percent
Other – 4.5 percent
Physical size (Metropolitan Richmond):
60 square miles
Surrounding counties:
Chesterfield County
Hanover County
Henrico County
New Kent County
Public transportation:
Richmond’s public transportation system offers several different
ways to get around town, whether it be by your own personal car,
hailing a taxi, jumping on a bus provided by either Greyhound or
the Greater Richmond
Transit Company or taking one of Amtrak’s daily eight trains that link Richmond with Washington, D.C.
Governing body
Virginia’s governor – Tim Kaine
Richmond’s mayor – Dwight Jones
Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Jim Webb represent Virginia in the
U.S. Senate
Important Richmond Web Sites
Chamber of Commerce
Richmond’s Official Web site
Virginia’s Official Web site
Richmond.com
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